Senators end Reading's win streak at 7

Reading saw their seven-game winning streak get snapped on Sunday in a 9-3 loss to the Harrisburg Senators.

Jesse Biddle struggled as he allowed three unearned runs through four innings. He committed three errors on the day.

The Fightin Phils got to Senators starter AJ Cole early in the top of the first inning as Tommy Joseph hit a sacrifice fly to score Carlos Alonso and give the Fightin Phils a 1-0 lead. Kelly Dugan was hit by a pitch in the inning and had to leave the game. The Senators took a 2-1 lead off Biddle in the bottom of the third inning. Destin Hood hit a RBI single and Michael Taylor scored on an error by Biddle.

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Harrisburg extended their lead to 3-1 as Michael Taylor hit a sacrifice fly off Biddle to score Caleb Ramsey in the bottom of the fourth inning. Biddle left after four innings of work as he allowed three runs (one earned) with two walks and six strikeouts. Tyler Knigge came into relief of Biddle in the fifth inning and the Senators kept on the offensive. Caleb Ramsey hit a RBI double and Mitch Canham hit a sacrifice fly to give the Senators a 5-1 lead. The Senators scored four more runs in the bottom of the seventh inning as Ramsey hit a RBI single and Michael Taylor hit a three-run home run off Fightin Phils reliever Nefi Ogando to take a 9-1 lead.

Reading came swinging in the top of the eighth inning off Senators reliever Gabriel Alfaro as Cameron Perkins hit a RBI double and Tommy Joseph brought him home with a RBI double to cut the Senators lead to 9-3. Jay Johnson threw a scoreless inning of relief in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Jesse Biddle (0-2) received the loss while AJ Cole earned his second victory of the season for the Senators. The Fightin Phils (7-3) will continue their road trip on Monday as they will play the Richmond Flying Squirrels. Game time is 6:35 p.m.